jpdb beta

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

1

report; information

3

to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain

5

after that; afterwards; thereafter

4

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

three minutes

1

place; room; margin; scope

3

to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by

1

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

1

to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

12

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

2

possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on

4

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

6

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

3

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

4

achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

7

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

2

to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

3

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

2

ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

2

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

2

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

(on) one's own; (by) oneself

3

maintaining the status quo

1

the very best; utmost

1

to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

3

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

4

to have a good idea; to be able to predict

1

baton (of command); order; command; direction

2

supreme commander

5

Battle of Sekigahara (1600)

1

thought; consideration; thinking

2

short sword; small sword

3

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

2

to suffer an embarrassing defeat

1

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

1

if it is the case that ...

2

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

2

cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

1

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

1

fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

2

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

1

advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)

1